"Gee, Mom, Were They All Poor People?"
"Not exactly poor, Bobby. They had money. But they didn't have all the
nice things that we have - such as a radio, and electric lights, and a
vacuum cleaner. You see, they didn't have electricity, or automobiles, or
airplanes. Most of those things hadn't even been invented."
EVEN as late as 1900, only one American
home in every seven had a bathtub; one
in 13 had a telephone; one home in 30 had
electric lights. There were only 8000 auto
mobiles. Manufactured products were scarce
and expensive.
Today there are 20 million bathtubs, 18
million telephones, 22 million wired homes,
25 million automobiles, and millions of other
manufactured products which were unheard
of in 1900 but are now plentiful and sell at
a fraction of their former cost.
General Electric scientists and engineers, by
applying electrical methods to the tasks of
industry, have helped to provide us with
the many products that contribute to our
comfort and convenience, and to the hun
dreds of services which we enjoy today.
G-E research and engineering have saved the public from ten to one hundred dollars
for every dollar they have earnedfor General Electric
GENERAL ELECTRIC
"Mention the Geographic-It identifies you."